4 Key Drivers for AIISP s IG Perspective Commercial How can an IT start-up develop into a sustainable, profitable and growing business Regulatory interconnection and backbone access Landscape must encourage and protect new entrants from anti-competitive practices local loop and off island Technological Un-restricted / regulated access to new technologies (hands off approach to WIFI, unlicensed bands) Social Development Salient value proposition of Internet goodness driving demand to increase penetration

6 Internet Governance?? We need an Internet to Govern Small aggregate numbers 2.7M users in Caribbean region inclusive of Spanish, Dutch and French speaking islands 900M world users

7 New Paradigm is Required Building Internet infrastructure should be likened to building a highway Rationalized due to economic linkages Facilitates trade and commerce Enhances public safety Internet as a basic commodity not a luxury good (like food, water, electricity a developmental indicator) Internet access included in building codes, housing development plans, city plans Is it more efficient to build mass transit or to invest in the infrastructure that enables telecommuting? If gas is subsidized, why not subsidize Internet access? Does the Caribbean pipeline project include fiber? Public / Private partnerships should be fostered to evaluate and implement

8 Sample Public / Private Sector Partnerships to Grow Internet Singapore Singapore One implemented a nationwide broadband network Core network of ATM switches for multimedia delivery (Started in ) > US $10M / PC Reuse schemes for families earning < US $2,000 per month Australia Subsidy of US $3,300 for remote bush access to Internet pays for dish, etc. USA European Union / UK E-rate Program (launched in 1998) national government subsidy of US $2.25 Billion for needy schools and libraries to fund 20-90% of Internet infrastructure (computers, access, etc.) UK will use EU aid money to pay half the cost of service providers providing Internet access services to poor, blackspot areas such as Wales

9 $100 PC Myth or Reality AMD has a blueprint for a US $185 machine min. purchase of 1000 users Intel plans a US $199 machine Microsoft has a XP starter kit Region requires a collaborative approach to bulk negotiating and buying Regional assembly projects (economies of scale) Markets for such low cost machines should not be confined to Brazil and India Caribbean must aggressively participate

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